Example sentences of "[pron] seemed [that] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it seemed that the treatment was over , Freud suggested the patient should give him a present ‘ so that the feeling of gratitude would n't become too strong ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sorry to hear that , ’ the young man could not be sure , but it seemed that the child 's eyes were glittering with unshed tears . |
| 3 | However , the more I thought about it , the more it seemed that the approximations really ought to hold . |
| 4 | They had met just three months ago , yet now it seemed that the whole of her life had been crammed into those few fleeting weeks ; as if her living had had no meaning before they met and her future would have no substance if ever he left her . |
| 5 | To American eyes it seemed that the whole of South-East Asia was now threatened . |
| 6 | On the other hand an ambassador might refuse a present because he thought it insultingly small , because his mission had been unsuccessful , or because it seemed that the monarch he represented was about to go to war with the one whose court he was leaving . |
| 7 | It seemed that the Bangor girl had timed her late surge to perfection , but Martin held on for the closest of wins . |
| 8 | Sydney Smith had been wrong too ; it seemed that the country was not even a healthy grave ; though , judging from Edwin 's pusillanimous letter , Smith might have been in the right when he suggested that there were three sexes — men , women and clergymen ! |
| 9 | When we looked more closely at what adult speakers were doing , it seemed that the majority achieved greater efficiency by using a combination of strategies in their descriptions . |
| 10 | It seemed that the circumstances of the 1960s favoured , for the more radical and involved academic , a relativistic conception of crime and a more positive , voluntaristic conception of the criminal or deviant . |
| 11 | In the middle of the afternoon , when it seemed that the work would never be done on time , Bellybutton arrived at the yard . |
| 12 | However , having read the notes accompanying the application form , it seemed that the work we wish to carry out does not require the formal Consent , since the work falls under Section ( a ) of Class III of the exceptions listed in paragraph 2 , ie. works of repair or maintainance not involving a material alteration to a monument , and this opinion has been confirmed verbally by British Waterways themselves . |
| 13 | It seemed that the man hiding in the bushes by the gate existed only in the mind of Mrs Browning , although she was quite genuinely afraid . |
| 14 | To the outside world it seemed that the man who was providing such a detailed vision of the paper would be editor . |
| 15 | It seemed that the thread linking me to those with whom I was familiar was inherently insubstantial . |
| 16 | Just at the time when , in Rome , Pope Alexander III was preparing to canonize Thomas Becket it seemed that the prestige of Becket 's old opponent was reaching still greater heights . |
| 17 | But this time it seemed that the dream would never end . |
| 18 | As the first one had managed to flutter down , it seemed that the rest should be able to do the same , but I judged it safer to load them into a cardboard box and lower them gently . |
| 19 | It seemed that the caretaker only came on fine days , so they were alone in the house . |
| 20 | As the storm had increased in strength , so it seemed that the enthusiasm of the pressmen on the ‘ public 's right to know ’ , coupled with the fact that the pubs were still open in town , had served to weaken their resolve somewhat . |
| 21 | Then it seemed that the consummation would follow soon on the heels of its inauguration . |
| 22 | They were turned down by the Minister of Traffic and Waterways , Mrs Maij-Weggen , and it seemed that the idea , which was abandoned . |
| 23 | On the other hand , when quantum effects were taken into account , it seemed that the mass or energy of the matter would eventually be returned to the rest of the universe , and that the black hole , along with any singularity inside it , would evaporate away and finally disappear . |
| 24 | At first glance it seemed that the vision of Monnet and Schuman of gradual sectoral integration binding the participants even closer together was one important step nearer realisation . |
| 25 | Sometimes , he said , it seemed that the Church 's social teaching was a well-kelp secret , even though there were many people quietly involved in helping others . |
| 26 | For Mrs Whitehouse it seemed that the Church was under a concerted attack and that , if it was not vigorously defended , then there would be nothing to prevent ‘ the tide of permissiveness ’ or the advance of the ‘ new morality ’ . |
| 27 | From such observations and discussions in both schools , it seemed that the relationship between Afro-Caribbean pupils and teachers was often one of conflict and that the issue of race was frequently central to this conflict . |
| 28 | Britain and France , both with colonial possessions in Asia , sent small forces to fight in Korea and in Germany there were fears that the Communists might use ‘ hot war ’ tactics closer to home : Korea , like Germany , had become divided after a joint East-West occupation ; it seemed that the East Germans could emulate North Korea and try to reunite Germany by force . |
| 29 | At first I thought it was imagination , but it seemed that the breathing was becoming less stertorous . |
| 30 | By the end of August it seemed that the revolt was over . |